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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in Massachusetts

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Massachusetts earns $36,650 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,483 a month.

10th percentile
$32,830
25th percentile
$34,510
Median percentile
$36,650
75th percentile
$41,600
90th percentile
$42,290

Based on 2,640 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$29,796 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,650
Federal income tax−$2,218
Social Security + Medicare−$2,804
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$1,833
Monthly take-home$2,483
Every two weeks$1,146

Does it go far here?

$34,655Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
71%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts